1 . My daughter Beth bought me two beautifully carved wooden butterflies for my 56th birthday. I hung them in
My mom died when I was only 25. Beth had
One day when she was seven or so, we were
Since that moment, both Beth and I seem to
| A．empty | B．noticeable | C．public | D．different |
| A．really | B．typically | C．naturally | D．eventually |
| A．misty | B．obvious | C．good | D．sharp |
| A．pull through | B．make up for | C．put up with | D．stand up for |
| A．movement | B．hope | C．light | D．sadness |
| A．struggling | B．laboring | C．playing | D．whispering |
| A．missed | B．practised | C．avoided | D．risked |
| A．confused | B．amused | C．surprised | D．depressed |
| A．stands | B．watches | C．runs | D．calls |
| A．deer | B．bird | C．taxi | D．butterfly |
| A．closer | B．first | C．quicker | D．last |
| A．ran | B．hung | C．went | D．circled |
| A．full | B．guilty | C．worthy | D．proud |
| A．shoot | B．hunt | C．attract | D．protect |
| A．alone | B．outside | C．inside | D．away |
| A．warns | B．cures | C．accuses | D．reminds |
| A．insects | B．flowers | C．signs | D．ideas |
| A．memorize | B．admire | C．thank | D．know |
| A．involved | B．interested | C．loved | D．trapped |
| A．otherwise | B．rather | C．therefore | D．though |
When Ruth Hagan was 78 years old, she visited her daughter Judy and teenage granddaughter Marcy in California. They headed for their cabin, going forty miles up and down the mountains in their Bronco (野马), winding terrifyingly close to cliffs (悬崖).
After dinner Marcy announced the water tank(水箱) was low and that she would take the Bronco down to the pump and get water. Ruth was nervous about her young granddaughter driving down the narrow dirt road by herself, but Judy reminded her that Marcy had been driving vehicles up there on the ranch(大牧场) roads since she was 12.
“Just be careful, Marcy,” her mother warned. “The cliff side is pretty shaky. Be sure to hug the mountain side.” Fifteen minutes later Judy was still watching when suddenly she screamed. “Oh no! She went over the cliff, Momma! The Bronco and Marcy—they went over! We have to help her! Come on!”
Judy took off running. Ruth ran behind her, but Judy was quickly out of sight. Ruth raced down the steep hill, breathing hard. She ran on and on, down the hill, up the next, trying to catch up with her daughter. It was getting harder and harder to see anything at dusk.
Ruth stopped and looked around. She screamed into the darkness, “Judy, where are you?” Off to her immediate right and down the cliff she heard, “Down here, Mother! Don’t come near the edge! I slipped on loose rocks and fell over. I’m down about twenty feet.”
“Oh, dear God, Judy, what can I do?”
“Just stay back, Momma! I think I can crawl(爬) back up. I saw the white roof of the Bronco when I was falling, Momma, and I heard Marcy calling for help. She’s alive! But she’s way down there in the valley. You have to go back to the cabin and phone for help. Tell them to send a helicopter. We have to get Marcy out!!”
Ruth turned around and started running back the hill she’d just ran awkwardly down. Up the hill, down the next. She had one hill left to climb when she fell on her face. Chest pains took her breath away. She started to sob.
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Para.1.
At that moment something went through her body.
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Para. 2.
She sputtered(语无伦次地说)the details of the disaster，pointing out directions to where Marcy and Judy were.
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My dad is the person to which I’m most grateful. Not only does he take good care of me physically, but he also inspires me spiritually.
Every morning, he gets up early to prepare a healthy breakfast for me. No matter how busily he is, he would drive me to and from school, rain or shine. When I am down or feel anxious about my grades, and my father will take me to a park, or inviting me to see a movie to help me relax. Unless necessary, he will accompany me to see a psychologist for professional assistance. What’s more, the fact that he has a positive attitude to life really have an everlasting effect on me.
It is because his care and consideration what I grow up happily and healthily. My gratitude to him is beyond describe.
4 . I was packing lunch for my two children and myself when I suddenly began to doubt my judgement. It was so early in the day, it was still dark outside, and I was making sandwiches. So why was I adding this stress to my life? It’s all because of genetics.
I remember my grandmother telling me how, many years ago, she packed leftovers for my grandfather’s lunch. He loved them but always seemed to come home starving. Finally, after much questioning, he confessed he had been giving away half his lunch to a co-worker who had none of his own. From that day forward, my grandmother always sent extra — just in case.
With five kids in school at the same time, my mom didn’t have time to pack lunches. We ate cafeteria food, which was fine with us. In the world of our elementary school, it was not cool to bring your lunch from home.
There was an exception to the no-pack rule, however. As a punishment, we were forced to bring our own lunch for however many days my mom chose to keep us in the depths of ignorance.
My time in hell came in third grade. I had broken school rules. For four days, my noontime meal consisted of a cheese and mustard sandwich, a bag of chips and one lonely cookie. By Friday my mom relented. And although I still brought my lunch from home, she packed it for me.
That afternoon I opened my lunchbox to find my favorite egg salad sandwich, a nectarine and a whole giant jellyroll with a note taped on top: “Just in case you want to share.”
To my 10-year-old eyes, that jellyroll looked big enough to feed the world. I was in heaven as I offered slice after slice to my friends. It was the best lunch of my life.
1. Why did the author hold the tradition to pack lunch for her children?| A．Because it can help the author save much money. |
| B．Because children just don’t want to eat outside. |
| C．Because it was passed down generation to generation. |
| D．Because the author was facing the stress of life. |
| A．Hardworking and honest. | B．Warm-hearted and caring. |
| C．Careful and traditional. | D．Considerate and humorous. |
| A．Became less angry. | B．Got worried. |
| C．Became rich. | D．Had more confidence. |
| A．They may work harder at school. |
| B．They may make her feel stressed about their schoolwork. |
| C．They may dislike their homemade lunch. |
| D．They may share their lunch with other kids. |
5 . In the second year of my high school, I went abroad to continue my education. Shortly after I moved in with my host family, an Italian girl moved in too. Since the house had limited space，we roomed together. My negative outlook on roommates started from that moment. My roommate liked to invite friends over and hold parties, but I preferred staying in my room and enjoying myself. Then conflicts (矛盾) started to appear.
After that experience, I told myself that I never wanted a roommate again. Unfortunately, life quickly challenged me when I went to college. It required all first-year students to live on campus, which meant I had to live with someone I didn’t know. From that point on, I began worrying.
I met my future roommate Yizhou for the very first time on August 23. When I talked to her, I tried my best to smile and nod in order to hide my nervousness. We attended the same class and afterward she invited me to have lunch. I completely freaked out. I told myself that I should step out of my comfort zone and try to talk to my new roommate, even though I could clearly hear my heart beating through my chest. I considered it for a long time, and finally, I accepted her invitation.
After we lived together for a few weeks. I got to know Yizhou already owned a small business selling clothes, while I kept struggling to set goals. One night, she asked me what I wanted to do for my career. I looked into her eyes for a long time, and then said, “I don’t know.” “Don’t worry! We will work together and I’ll help you find what you are passionate (热情的) about,” she said in a gentle voice. Under her influence, I found my interests and knew what I wanted to be after graduation. And because of her, I felt having a roommate could be so amazing.
1. Why did the author feel bad while living with her host family?| A．She hardly made new friends. |
| B．She disliked sharing a room with another person. |
| C．She was annoyed by her roommate’s lifestyle. |
| D．She had trouble communicating with foreigners. |
| A．Dealing with cultural differences. |
| B．Sharing a room with a stranger. |
| C．Making plans for her future career. |
| D．Communicating with her new classmates. |
| A．Felt excited. | B．Felt confused. |
| C．Became interested. | D．Got frightened. |
| A．Inspiring and helpful. | B．Brave and selfless. |
| C．Creative and outgoing. | D．Serious and honest. |
One holiday, my cousins and I decided to play a trick on my grandma. We planned to do it —not because we didn't like her. She was the sweetest grandma a kid could ever have, and we really loved her. We decided to play the trick just wanting to have some fun. And at that time, to our mind, it was just a harmless little kids' trick.
Early in the evening of that holiday, we began our trick. We secretly walked up to her doorstep with a can of red paint. Grandma was hard of hearing. So we didn't have to worry about being very quiet. Every time we thought about how funny it would be to see Grandma try to pick up a gift that was just painted on her doorstep, we couldn't stop laughing. It didn't take long to finish painting the gift two red roses. It wasn't very artistic. But for us little farm kids and an old woman with poor eyesight, it would do.
As soon as we were satisfied with the painting, we knocked on the door and ran to hide behind bushes and trees to watch the fun. There was a lot of giggling going on as we waited for Grandma to open the door. When she finally appeared, she stood in the doorway for a minute. She looked into the darkness, with her gray hair pulled back tightly into her usual style, wiping her hands on her usual white apron. And she said, “Who could be knocking at my door this hour of the night?” Hearing it, my stomach and cheeks ached from trying to hold back the laughter. Then she looked down at her doorstep. Even from fifteen meters away, we could see the joy that shone in her eyes when she spotted the red gift at her feet.
“Oh, how wonderful!” she called out happily. “A holiday gift for Grandma! I thought I was going to be forgotten again this year!”
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Grandma bent down to pick up her gift.
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____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________“June, where is your science project?” asked Ms Shelley, gesturing to June’s bare desk.
“It hopped away,” said June.
“Off your desk?” Ms Shelley asked, and the classroom laughed.
“No!” said June helplessly. “The stupid project flew away when I was trying to catch it down by the river! And I got wet with disgusting river water.”
“Tragic (悲剧的) though that may be,” said Ms Shelley, “it doesn’t change the fact that you don’t have a science project like everyone else, so you still get an F.”
June buried her face in her hands. She was having a really bad day. The worst of it was that this day was also her twelfth birthday. Her birthday was on June first, which was how she had gotten her name.
The day’s awfulness began at breakfast. Carl threw up while eating his baby food, causing her parents to spend the whole time cleaning up the mess and worrying over Carl possibly being sick. Like a good mature twelve-year-old, June kept quiet and pretended she wasn’t angry that her birthday was becoming all about Carl, just like every other day was. She understood reasonably that it wasn’t Carl’s fault if he was sick, but it was just so unfair that the birthday girl wasn’t the centre of attention in her own home.
Another thing which made her very angry was the fact that she still didn’t have a cell phone. It was worse now that she was officially one year away from being a teenager. Would she have a cell phone by then? What kind of twenty-first-century teenager didn’t have a cell phone?
As she walked home from the bus stop, June wondered what further unpleasantness would be waiting for her when she got home. Did her parents even remember that today was her birthday? They had given NO such signs at breakfast. What did she want anyway? Did she want another one of those corny(老掉牙的）birthday parties that were thrown for her when she was little? She’d enjoyed them at the time, but now she was older and that sort of thing would only embarrass her.
No, it was probably for the best that they didn’t remember.
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“SURPRISE!”Not only her parents, but also Grandpa, Grandma, and Uncle Larry jumped out, wearing party hats and carrying balloons, cake, and presents, with Carl crawling（爬行） behind.
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8 . Archer Calder is a 16-year-old school student from Utah. His sister is 14-year-old Della, who has a disease that makes her unable to
In 2020, Archer was
But the result is
Freespeech helps people communicate by enabling them to press buttons that
“It was
Archer says
| A．walk | B．see | C．feel | D．speak |
| A．operating | B．searching | C．calculating | D．estimating |
| A．express | B．ignore | C．overcome | D．weaken |
| A．idea | B．concept | C．dream | D．advantage |
| A．upsetting | B．tough | C．encouraging | D．reluctant |
| A．suggest | B．offer | C．conclude | D．mean |
| A．when | B．where | C．how | D．why |
| A．stand for | B．look for | C．wait for | D．apply for |
| A．in a mess | B．in detail | C．in order | D．in control |
| A．unwilling | B．expert | C．shy | D．unable |
| A．typical | B．disappointing | C．awkward | D．different |
| A．speak | B．communicate | C．discuss | D．unite |
| A．smell | B．condition | C．moment | D．accident |
| A．However | B．Therefore | C．Furthermore | D．Thus |
| A．adjusted to | B．turned to | C．showed off | D．focused on |
| A．public | B．connected | C．accessible | D．available |
| A．amazing | B．reasonable | C．essential | D．positive |
| A．because | B．as though | C．even if | D．in case |
| A．useless | B．worthwhile | C．previous | D．careless |
| A．other than | B．less than | C．fewer than | D．more than |
9 . My classmate Pratik was always painting on paper in spare time. I really wanted to
One day, during a
After school, I tried bravely to
Many
| A．report | B．know | C．show | D．explain |
| A．only | B．hardly | C．still | D．always |
| A．break | B．game | C．class | D．play |
| A．passed | B．entered | C．checked | D．left |
| A．frightened | B．shocked | C．encouraged | D．concerned |
| A．happy | B．relaxed | C．wet | D．cool |
| A．office | B．room | C．seat | D．home |
| A．agree | B．speak | C．shout | D．wave |
| A．pleased | B．moved | C．nervous | D．worried |
| A．artist | B．lawyer | C．teacher | D．writer |
| A．magazines | B．notes | C．books | D．papers |
| A．stories | B．secrets | C．discoveries | D．suggestions |
| A．days | B．weeks | C．months | D．years |
| A．common | B．strange | C．famous | D．special |
| A．friendship | B．experience | C．guidance | D．achievement |
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No words can full express my thanks for your help with my Chinese learning. You were such a good companion when I am practicing my oral Chinese. I still remember the days when you spared no effort to help me figure it out those difficult problems. You actually knew there were so many mistakes in my speech and you always listened to me patiently. What’s worse, the topics you picked up could always make me feel interesting. It was through your warm encouragement which I finally overcame the depress and regained confidence. Without your help, I will not have made such great progress. Wish you all the best and let’s keep touch.
